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Author:   Andrew J. Lawson (Freelance archaeologist)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 19.40cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.258kg
ISBN:  

9780199698226

ISBN 10:   0199698228
Pages:   482
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Jean Clottes Prologue Acknowledgements List of Special Sections Lists of Plates, Text Figures, Special Section Figures, and Gazetteer Figures Notes for Readers Part 1: The Text 1: Introduction: The scope of the book 2: Enlightenment and Discovery: The birth of the Palaeolithic period and the discovery of the first decorated objects 3: Denial and Atonement: The discovery of Upper Palaeolithic rock art and the definition of style 4: Precision and controversy: The use of direct radiocarbon age estimates 5: Where and when? The distribution of Upper Palaeolithic rock art sites in Western Europe 6: Lifting the painted Veil: The quest for meaning Epilogue Part 2: The Gazetteer 1: Altamira, Cantabria, Spain 2: La Peña de Candamo, Asturias, Spain 3: Monte Castillo, Cantabria, Spain; including El Castillo, Las Chimeneas, Las Monedas and La Pasiega 4: Chauvet, Ardèche, France 5: Cosquer, Bouche du Rhône, France 6: Cougnac, Lot, France 7: Covaciella, Asturias, France; including El Bosque 8: La Garma, Cantabria, Spain 9: Lascaux, Dordogne, France 10: Llonín, Asturias, Spain 11: Mayenne-Sciences, Mayenne, France 12: Niaux, Ariège, France 13: Pech-Merle, Lot, France 14: La Pileta, Andalucía, Spain 15: Le Portel, Ariège, France 16: Tito Bustillo, Asturias, Spain Appendix: Table of radiocarbon age estimates References Picture Credits Index

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a beautifully produced and ambitious volume Paul G. Bahn, Times Literary Supplement well presented, very readable and well informed INORA (International Newsletter on Rock Art)

well presented, very readable and well informed INORA (International Newsletter on Rock Art)

Author Information

Andrew Lawson has been a professional archaeologist for nearly 40 years. After a spell as a research assistant for the University of Chicago, he worked for 10 years as a prehistorian in the Norfolk Museums Service. He held the post of Unit Director/Chief Executive of the Trust for Wessex Archaeology, one of Britain's leading professional practices, for 20 years. Throughout his career he has visited rock art sites in Europe and elsewhere. He has excavated sites of all periods, published a wide range of archaeological papers, has lectured to university and extra-mural courses, and has led specialist tours to prehistoric sites in many countries.

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